How to Handle Separate Playdates for Twins (Tips for Social Independence)

Dad's Guide to Twins by Joe Rawlinson, twin pregnancy and raising twins expert

Apr 15, 20266:18Kids & family

Your twins have been each other’s built-in best friend since day one. But at some point, usually around preschool or kindergarten , the world starts asking them to be individuals. That’s when things get inter...

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